tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961882.post8264677674435270755..comments2019-05-25T09:05:29.727+00:00Comments on Open and Shut?: Joseph Esposito on the state of Open Access: Where are we, what still needs to be done?Open &amp; Shuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05433823131339077354noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961882.post-59194725063549996852013-07-18T11:16:52.661+00:002013-07-18T11:16:52.661+00:00A very interesting interview. I agree with Joe tha...A very interesting interview. I agree with Joe that market-forces will out, but the large number of researchers across the world who are adopting OA are a powerful force in the market. Likewise the research funding agencies are flexing their market muscle in favour of OA. As a former librarian I disagree with Joe about the effect of librarians acting in their self-interest. Self-interest and idealism both make a librarian look at value from the library grant rather than the size of the grant. Spending the library grant upon an OA repository provides greater value to users than spending money on big deal licenses. Fred Friendnoreply@blogger.com